Little Nellie In Her Tent

DESCRIPTION: "Little Nellie in her tent, She can't afford to pay her rent. The landlord came and put her out, Put her out (x3). It's not because she's dirty, It's not because she's clean, But because she has the whooping cough And the measles in between"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: home money landlord disease
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, pp. 55-56, "(Little Nellie in her tent)" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #19596
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Apple on a Stick" (lyrics about being dirty and clean)
cf. "Gypsy, Gypsy (II)" (line about not being able to pay the rent)
NOTES [31 words]: Roud lumps this with "Gypsy, Gypsy (II)" probably because they share the second line about not being able to pay the rent. But the rest is different, so I think they should be split. - RBW
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